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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
dau. of David Clement, b. Hudson in 1834, and d. Bristol, June 16, 1874, ae. 40. He m. June 22, 1875, Emily George. He was a manufacturer in No. Bristol, 1860-'64; and till 1874, a machinist on Water street. He res. Nashua.
CHILDREN
7. Charles Herbert, b. Bristol, Mar. 23, 1863 ; m. Oct. 10, 1883, Delia F. Wheelock, and d. Chester, Vt., Oct. 23, 1884, ae. 21-7-0.
8. Lillian Mabel, b. B., June 23, 1866 ; m. Jan. 1, 1889, George F. Parkson.
9. Will George, b. B., Jan. 31, 1871 ; m. July II, 1894, Clara Freeman Crowell.
IO. Fanny Taylor, b. B., May 24, 1874; d. September, 1874.
II. Emily George, b. June 22, 1875.
12. Kathrena, b. Dec. 19, 1876 ; d. Mar. 1, 1879.
13. Harvey Lucius, b. Oct. 17, 1878.
(6) Horace T. Alexander, b. Aug. 1, 1836, m. Jan. [, 1860, Martha, dau. of Nathan and Hannah (Parker) Dane, b. Amherst, Mass., May 24, 1840, and d. Bristol, Apr. 15, 1885, ae. 44-10-21. They came here in 1870. He was a clerk in store of George M. Cavis ten years, and later a clerk in store of C. Taylor two years. He was in trade in Cavis's block six years and in trade in Robie's block twelve years, first in company with Charles A. George and after five years, with Charles E. Davis. Odd Fellow. Congregationalist.
CHILDREN
14. Mary Lizzie, b. Nashua, July 13, 1861 ; m. Nov. 23, 1886, John Moses Cheney, son of Joseph Y. Cheney, b. Jan. 6, 1859, in Milwaukee, Wis. He is a lawyer in Orlando, Fla., where they have resided since m. Children :
a. Glen Alexander, b. Oct. 6, 1887.
b. Donald Alexander, b. Jan. 23, 1889.
c. Joseph Young, b. Aug. 4, 1891.
15. Charles Francis, b. N., June 24, 1866; was a salesman in carpet department of Jordan-Marsh Co.'s store in Boston, and at Birming- ham, Ala .; enlisted in U. S. army in March, 1901, and has served as hospital steward in the Philippine Islands.
16. Jessie Dane, b. Bristol, Dec. 1, 1878 ; graduated New Hampton Institution in 1897, and Concord Normal school. Teacher.
THE AMES FAMILY
I. James Marston Ames, son of Caleb and Sarah (Burley) Ames, was b. New Hampton, July 13, 1817, and m. Feb. 17, 1845, Abigail F. Batchelder, dau. of Benjamin, b. Bridgewater, June 8, 1824. (See.) They came to Bristol in 1866, and set- tled at the North End on the farm now owned and occupied by their son, where they spent the remainder of their lives. He d. Dec. 28, 1881, ae. 64-5-15 ; she d. Jan. 10, 1886, ae. 61-7-2. CHILDREN
2. Mary Comfort, b. New Hampton, Jan. 7, 1852 ; m. Jan. 1, 1872, Laurin C. Tilton. ( See.)
*3. Burley Marston, b. N. H., Mar. 8, 1848.
BURLEY M. AMES
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(3) Burley M. Ames, b. Mar. 8, 1848, m. Feb. 14, 1869, Mary Ann, dau. Orren Locke. (See.) He was a manu- facturer of straw-board for six or seven years from fall of 1867, and in 1875 was manufacturer of gloves; since a farmer and dealer in wood, coal, ice, etc. He is a trustee and vice-president of . the Bristol Savings bank, and a director of the First National Bank of Bristol. Democrat, Mason, Odd Fellow, Free Baptist.
CHILDREN
4. Aletea Elfra, b. Bristol, Feb. 27, 1872 ; m. Nathan P. Smith. (See.)
5. Ethel Winnifred, b. B., Nov. 17, 1879; m. Charles E. Spencer. (See. )
THE ANNIS FAMILY
I. Royal Bradley Annis, son of John B. and Sophronia (Buell) Annis, was b. Groton, Oct. 26, 1842. He m. Aug. 15, 1861, Sarah M., dau. Cyrus and Olive (Jesseman) Gordon, b. Lyme, Mar. 21, 1845, and d. Dorchester, Mar. - , 1864. He m, Aug. 18, 1867, Nancy R., dau. William and Clarissa (Smith) Braley, b. Grafton, Oct. 17, 1845. They came to Bristol from Haverhill in 1882. He has been teamster and paper-mill work- man. In 1887, purchased the Luther J. Wadleigh residence on Cedar street where he now resides; Free Baptist ; Democrat.
CHILDREN
2. Carlos Royal, b. Dorchester, July 27, 1863 ; d. February, 1865.
3. Ernest Royal, b. Natick, Mass., Dec. 3, 1868 ; unm.
*4. Robert Leslie, b. Danbury, Oct. 26, 1871.
(4) Robert L. Annis, b. Oct. 26, 1871, m. Jan. 15, 1899, Jessie May, dau. William H. and Almira (Preston) Welch, b. Canaan ; spinner at Penacook; Democrat.
CHILDREN
5. Clifton, b. Bristol, July 28, 1899.
6. Vern Leslie, b. B., Sept. 19, 1901.
THE ASPENWALL FAMILY
Rev. Nathaniel W. Aspenwall, the son of John H. and Hannah (White) Aspenwall, was b, Bradford, Vt., Jan. 26, 1801. Nov. 19, 1826, he m. Laura, dau. of Philip and Mary (Babb) McGaffey, b. Lyndon, Vt., Aug. 7, 1802. He was pas- tor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Bristol in 1843 and 44. He united with the New England conference in 1823, and for 41 years took effective work in that conference and in the New Hampshire and Vermont conference. His conference mem- bership lacked but four months of half a century. They removed to Chicago, Ill., in 1868, where he d. Nov. 17, 1873, ae. 72-9-21. She d. Mar. 3, 1886, ae. 84-6-26.
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CHILDREN
2. Samuel Augustus, b. Feb. 4, 1828 ; d. Jan. 5, 1831.
3. Amy, b. July 20, 1829; m. Oct. 12, 1856, Lester L. Bond; res. Chicago, Il1.
4. Laura Diantha, b. Aug. 5, 1833 ; m. Henry C. Ayres.
5. Mary White, b. Nov. 14, 1835.
.6. John, b. Mar. 29, 1838; d. May 5, 1841.
7. Sarah Caroline, b. Apr. 2, 1843 ; m. Alonzo Wygant.
THE ATWOOD FAMILY
I. John Atwood, the progenitor of the Atwoods of Bristol and Alexandria, was b. in England. In 1749, he was in Hamp- stead and was named as one of the incorporators of the town. A son,'
2. Moses, b. Hampstead, was a Revolutionary soldier from that town. He m. Judith Wadleigh, and after two or three children were b. removed to Alexandria, where he was a farmer and miller. He d. in the family of his son, John, ae. 86-7-0.
CHILDREN
3. Nancy, b. Hampstead, Aug. 17, 1786 ; m. Jonas Hastings. (See.)
4. Thomas, b. H .; d. Bristol, while on a visit to the family of David M. Chase, about 1869, ae. about 80 years.
*5. Moses, b. H., June 2, 1790.
6. Joseph, m. Sabrina Corless. Children : a. Joseph, d. at 17. b. John, m. Eliza Cawley.
c. Sabrina, b. Alexandria, May 3, 1820; m. Samuel Dix Farrar. (See. )
*7. Jonathan, b. A., 1800.
*8. John, b. A., Oct. 15, 1802.
9. Sophia, m. - Patten.
IO. Judith, b. A., Aug. 26, 1805; m. David C. Ladd. (See.) She m. (2) Abel Ford, Orange.
(5) Moses Atwood, b. June 2, 1790, m. Mar. 26, 1818, Mary Sanborn, dau. Josiah, b. Alexandria, Aug. 29, 1796 ; d. Hill, Apr. 12, 1853. He was a farmer and miller ; first settler on the C. H. Mudgett farm, west side of lake. He built the farmhouse now standing there. He d. Bristol, Nov. 30, 1872, ae. 82-5-28.
CHILDREN
II. Moses Eli, b. Bristol, Aug. 4, 1820 ; m. Feb. 27, 1845, Sabrina J., dau. Daniel Clough ; b. Alexandria, 1823 ; d. Hooksett, Nov. 30, 1873. He m. May 12, 1876, Lydia L. Elliott, Manchester. He was a farmer in Alexan- dria, and later in Hooksett, where he d. Jan. 27, 1887, ae. 66-5-23. Child : a. Moses W., b. Alexandria, Nov. 25, 1847; res. E. Concord.
12. Mary E., b. Bristol, Apr. 21, 1823 ; d. Alexandria, June 9, 1832.
I3. Sally Emeline, b. B., Oct. 18, 1825 ; m. George W. Clifford. (See. )
14. Josiah S., b. B., Jan. 14, 1828; d. Alexandria, June 25, 1840, ae. 12-5-II. 15. Hannah E., b. B., Sept. 8, 1830; d. unm. Sanbornton, Oct. 30, 185I, ae. 21-1-32.
16. Dorothy A., b. Alexandria, July 31, 1832 ; d. May 13, 1841, ae. 8-9-12.
17. Eliza A., b. A., Aug. 24, 1834 ; m. May 12, 1859, Henry D. Haynes, Epsom. Children :
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a. Charles W., b. Feb. 7, 1862 ; d. Apr. 9, 1872, ae. 10-2-2. b. Ada H., b. Apr. 25, 1875 ; d. Apr. 25, 1875.
c. George H., b. Dec. 15, 1878.
18. John R., b. A., Aug. 14, 1837 ; m. Jan. 20, 1860, Diantha Holt, and d. Hooksett, June 6, 1864, ae. 26-9-22. No children.
19. Mary F., b. A., Mar. 5, 1840; m. Nov. 18, 1860, William N. Barc- ley, Danbury. He 'd. Jan. 8, 1869, ae. 28-10-3. She m. Oct. 26, 1881, James Carr, Hooksett.
(7) Jonathan Atwood, b. 1800, m. Mar. 18, 1826, Huldah, dau. of Jacob Gurdy. (See.) He was a farmer in the Locke neighborhood and there d. Nov. 9, 1834, ae. 34-7-0. His widow d. at Cape Elizabeth, Me., June 14, 1873, ae. 76-9-2.
CHILDREN
*20. Luther, b. Bristol, Nov. 7, 1826.
21. Daughter, d. in infancy.
22. Son, d. in infancy.
23. William, b. B., Nov. 6, 1830. He was a chemist and was asso- ciated with his brother, Luther, in many ventures ; was long the superin- tendent of the Portland Oil Refinery and subsequently of one in New York ; member of Maine legislature. He m. Mrs. Julia A. Steeper, nee Norton, and d. Cape Elizabeth, Me., about 1873. She res. with her son in California. Child :
a. Edward Norton, m .; three children ; res. Oakland, Cal.
24. Augustus, b. B., Feb. 19, 1833 ; d. B., June 19, 1856, ae. 23-4-0.
(8) John Atwood, b. Oct. 15, 1802, m. Elizabeth Corless, b. Mar. 16, 1806, who d. "Mar. 18, 1883, ae. 77-0-1." He was a farmer in Alexandria ; lost both eyes by a premature dis- charge of a blast at the lead mine in Bristol.
CHILDREN
25. Elizabeth, d. at 18.
26. John Wadleigh, b. Alexandria, Aug. 22, 1832 ; m. about 1857, Susan, dau. Daniel Bailey ; b. A., Apr. 5, 1838; d. May 12, 1892, ae. 54-1-7. He m. (2) Mrs. Sarah Ann Williams. Four children by first wife.
27. Mary, m. Charles Keezer, Francestown.
28. George W., b. A., Aug. 17, 1843 ; m. Nov. 28, 1868, Emily A., dau. David F. Tilton. (See.) He is a.farmer in Bridgewater. Children :
a. Harry G., b. Chicago, Il1., Aug. 16, 1869.
b. David T., b. C., Nov. 14, 1872.
c. Everett E., b. Woodstock, Dec. 17, 1883.
(20) Luther Atwood, b. Bristol, Nov. 7, 1826, m. Jan. I, 1857, Katherine Lucy, dau. of Thomas Jefferson and Nancy F. (Lewis) Marsh, b. Lynn, Mass., Feb. 13, 1837. He d. of consumption, Cape Elizabeth, Me., Nov. 5, 1868, ae. 41-11-28. She removed to Exeter.
Luther Atwood received only such education as the limited schools of Bristol afforded. When quite a lad he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Moody C. Sawyer, but he cared more to experiment with chemicals than study the effect of drugs. In 1849, following an explosion of chemicals that aroused the family at night, Dr. Sawyer suggested that he was not cut out
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for a doctor, and young Atwood went to Boston and entered upon the manufacture of chemicals for Philbrick & Trafton. Two years later he became a member of the firm. About this time Mr. Atwood took out a patent for a process of purifying alcohol, and the U. S. Dispensary is authority for the statement that the best alcohol used in the arts is that made by his pro- cess. He took out several patents for the manufacture of vari- ous products from coal tar, and for purifying kerosene oil. He spent the winter of 1854-'5 in France and Germany, and made a long sojourn in Glasgow, Scotland, where he superintended the erection of works for the manufacture of "coup" oil by one of his patents. In 1857, he took charge of coal oil works at Brook- lyn, N. Y., and took out other patents for the distillation of coal oil by the "pipe" process. In his latter years he was superin- tendent and chemist of petroleum refineries at Boston, Mass., and Maysville, Ky. The Scientific American said of him : "He was a natural chemist ; and component parts, under his manipu- lation, seemed to assume their proper correlation, almost by magic. The high standard of purity which has been reached by the oils, known under the trade mark of 'kerosene,' is owing in a very large degree to the original, scientific far- sightedness and laborious efforts of Luther Atwood."
CHILDREN
29. Charles Edward, b. Waltham, Mass., Jan. II, 1858; was graduated from Harvard in 1880 ; since 1869, resident of Exeter, where he has been an editor on Exeter News-Letter. Unm.
30. Luther, b. New York City, Nov. 1, 1859; was graduated from Harvard, 1883 ; submaster in classical high school, Lynn, Mass. He m. Nov. 27, 1889, Nellie Josephine, only child of Joseph M. Taylor, Lynn.
3I. Isabel Louise, b. Waltham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1861 ; a teacher in public schools of Melrose, Mass.
THE BADGER FAMILIES
I. Leander Badger, son of Thomas, was b. in Gilmanton May 26, 1789. He came to Bristol in 1836. He was a black- smith and farmer, but for many years had charge of the Central bridge toll-gate, and resided in the toll-gate house, still stand- ing. He m. Abigail, dau. of Noah Connor, b. New Hampton, June 19, 1788, and d. in Bristol, June 14, 1836, ae. 47-11-25. He m. (2) Ruth Knights, of Portsmouth, who was b. June, 1800, Newburyport, Mass., and d. in Lowell, Mass., Sept. 13, 1887, ae. 87-3-0. He d. in Bristol, Nov. 24, 1861, ae. 82-5-28.
CHILDREN
2. Irene Carter, b. Epping, Mar. 30, 1816; m. John S Shores in 1842. He was the son of Peter and was b. New Hampton, in 1820 and d. N H., Dec. 5, 1852, ae. 32-3-13. She m. Nov. 1855, Parker Perry, a descendant
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of Commodore Perry. He d. Worcester, Mass., in 1876 ; she d. May 30, 1872, ae. 56-2-0. Children :
a. Martha Ann, b. No. Chelmsford, Mass., Sept. 2, 1845; m. Sidney A. Brown. (See.)
b. John Wayland, b. New Hampton, July 10, 1848 ; d. Sept. 14, 1851, ae. 2-2-4.
c. Parker Wayland, b. Sept. 29, 1856; m. Dec. 9, 1880, Amy Cath- · erine Vawter. Two children: Wayland, b. Sept. 18, 1883, and Junia Geniveo, b. Apr. 10, 1895.
3. Benjamin, b. in Epping, Apr. 18, 1818; m. Abigail, dau. James Gordon ; located in Laconia where he d .; had six children.
*4. Leander, b. E., Feb. 4, 1820.
5. James, b. E., July 25, 1824 ; m. Aseneth Stempson in Lowell, Mass .; went to Fond du Lac, Wis., where he res. many years, thence to Milwau- kee, Wis., where he d. May, 1889 ; had three dau. and one son.
6. Abbie Preston, b. Meredith, Nov. 14, 1827; m. Israel T. Rice. (See.) 7. Mary A., b. M., Aug. 15, 1829; d. Nov. 1I, 1858, ae. 29-2-26.
8. Jane, b. Bridgewater, July 25, 1834. She m., Mar. 21, 1852, John Everleth, who was b. in Amherst, Mass., Jan. 1, 1821. In the Civil war he was a soldier in the 15th Mass. Battery and served 22 months. He d. at Holyoke, Mass., Mar. 16, 1880. She res. in Bristol. Child :
a. George Parker Everleth, b. Lowell, Mass., July 23, 1853. (See in alphabetical position. )
*9. Frank Sherburne, b. Bristol, Oct. 13, 1839.
IO. Hester Ann, b. B., Nov. 8, 1843; has been a saleswoman for many years in Lowell, Mass ; unm.
(4) Leander Badger, b. Feb. 4, 1820, came to Bristol with his parents ; carpenter ; he m. Aug. 8, 1845, Sephronia H., dau. Benjamin Emmons. (See.) He d. Bristol, Nov. 17, 1864, ae. 44-9-13. She m. (2) William Tibbetts. She res. during her last years in Lowell, Mass., where she d.
CHILDREN, all born in Bristol
II. Ellen Maria, b. June 7, 1847 ; d. Sept. 11, 1848.
12. Myron Curtis, b. Apr. 16, 1850 ; d. May 17, 1850.
13. Warren Silas, b. Apr. 16, 1850 ; d. Apr. 28, 1850.
I4. Edward Frank, b. Sept. 16, 1860; m. Nov. 7, 1883, Lillie M. Small, at Lowell, Mass. He was head clerk in advertising department of the firm of J. C. Ayer & Co. He d. in Lowell, Oct. 13, 1887, ae. 27-0-27. She was b. in China, Me., Feb. 1, 1860. Child :
a. Carl Vaughan, b. July 24, 1886.
(9) Frank Sherburne Badger, b. Oct. 13, 1839, m. Oct. 16, 1860, S. Jennie, dau. Rowland T. Pomroy, who was b. Jan. 23, 1839, in Levant, Me. He settled in Lowell, Mass., in 1858, and in 1861 enlisted in the 12th Mass. Infantry. (See Roll of Honor.) He was in business in Lowell for many years after the war as a wood worker; later res. in Hiawatha, Kan., now in Lynn, Mass.
CHILDREN
15. Genieve Frances, b. Lowell, Mass., Oct. 9, 1861 ; m. Geo. F. Bar- ron, Lowell.
16. Leander Boardman, b. L., Dec. 3, 1865 ; d. at Lowell, August, 1866.
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17. Ralph Parker, b. Groton, Mass., Jan. 9, 1869; m. Mymie Wal- lace ; res. Lynn, Mass.
18. Harry Orlando, b. G., Mar. 23, 1872; m. May 8, 1898, Kittie Bowers, of Kansas, now res. Lynn.
19. Allyn Studley, b. Lowell, Mass., June 22, 1876; m. June-, 1900, Annie M. Pardy, Horton, Kan .; res. Lynn.
THE BAILEY FAMILIES
I. Abel Bailey, son of Abel and Elizabeth (Swain) Bailey, was b. Groton, July 9, 1845. He m. (1) Martha J. Willough- by ; (2) Feb. 17, 1889, Josie M. Fellows, b. Dorchester, Mar. 3, 1870. He was a farmer in Groton and Dorchester till October, 1902, when he took possession of the Levi Locke farm on Sum- mer street. He d. in hospital in Concord, Feb. 27, 1903, ae. 57-7-18.
CHILDREN
2. Nellie M., m. Frank Ford.
3. Charles Gordon, b. Groton, July 20, 1873 ; m. Apr. 13, 1895, Sarah Lizzie, dau. of Lafayette and Emma F. ( Colburn ) Bailey, b. Groton, Apr. 14, 1878. They removed to Bristol in September, 1894. Finisher in woolen-mill and farmer. No children.
4. Effie Ardella, b. G., May 5, 1876; m. Ervin H. Reed. (See.)
5. Alice Corinne, b. Dorchester, Aug. 1, 1889.
6. Elizabeth Sarah, b. D., Jan. 25, 1897.
I. George Harold Bailey is a son of George Ozro and Mary Ann (Woods) Bailey. George O. served four years in the 84th Regt., Ohio Vols., in the Civil war, including the seige of Vicksburg. George H. was b. in Groton, Nov. 24, 1852, and m. Nov. 27, 1877, Ada Frances, dau. of E. Bradley and Aurilla E. Butterfield, b. Apr. 20, 1855, in Natick, Mass. They came to Bristol in March, 1891. For four years he was an employee of Dodge-Davis Manufacturing Co., later at the Mason-Perkins Paper Co.'s mill. In 1896, he built a residence on Hillside avenue, where they have since resided.
CHILD
2. Annie Eliza, b. Groton, Aug. 19, 1879; is a member of the Con- gregational choir and a soprano singer and organist.
THE BALLOU FAMILIES
I. The Ballous of Bristol and vicinity are the descendants of Maturin Ballou, the progenitor of the Ballous of New Eng- land. Maturin was a descendant of the Norman French, and was a co-worker with Roger Williams in Rhode Island, as early as 1645. He was one of the proprietors of the Providence Plan- tation of the Colony of Rhode Island. Of his children the second was
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2. John, b. probably in Providence, R. I., 1650, m. Han- nah Garrett, and was the father of six children, of whom the third was
3. Peter, b. Aug. 1, 1689. He m. Rebecca Asten, or Esten, May 13, 1714, and had eleven children. The tenth was '4. Peter, b. 1730; m. Elce Bucklin, and had seven chil- dren. The second was
5. Oliver, b. Springfield, R. I., in 1759. He m. - - Tif- fany, and settled in Hanover. After the death of his first wife, he m. Mary Simonds, and removed to Enfield, and thence to the Borough, in Hill, where he d. June 19, 1818, ae. 59. His widow d. in Hill, about 1863, ae. 89.
CHILDREN
*6. Oliver, b. Hanover, Mar. 6, 1789.
7. Nathaniel, d. at Enfield, ae. 19.
8. Sarah, m. Jan. 31, 1791, David Sawyer, and settled in Mt. Tabor,
Vt.
9. Achsah, m. Dudley Davis, and settled in Grafton.
IO. Jane, m. (1) - Blodgett ; (2) - Morgan, and removed to the West.
By second wife
*II. Hosea, b. Hanover, Oct. 1, 1800.
※12. Horace, b. H., Nov. 8, 1801.
*13. Zara, b. Enfield, Dec. 10, 1802.
*14.
John W., b. Hanover, Mar. 4, 1807.
Mary, b. Enfield, June, 1808; m. Aaron Kidder. (See.)
15. *16. Elijah, b. probably in Enfield.
17. Elisha, twin brother of Elijah; m. Lucinda Watts and res. Alex- andria, where seven children were b.
*18. William P., b. probably Enfield, Oct. 20, 1816.
19. Eliza, b. Hill ; m. Mar. 13, 1832, George W. Corless ; they res. Hill, where he d. December, 1846. Children :
a. Philinda B., b. H., Dec. 13, 1832 ; m. George A. White ; she res. many years in Boston, Mass., and last years in Bristol, where she d. May 25, 1896, ae. 63-23-12.
b. Rhoda, b. H., Apr. 1, 1837.
c. George W., b. Bristol, May 29, 1839; d. in the army, unm., Feb. 20, 1862, ae. 22-8-21. (See Roll of Honor.)
d. Mary, b. Apr. 23, 1840 ; m. Horace Dufer, and d. in Hill.
e. James, b. May 25, 1844 ; d. in H., unm., about 1899. f. Alvin, b. Aug. 5, 1846 ; farmer, res. in H., unm.
20. Cynthia, b. Alexandria ; m. John Peaslee. (See.)
2I. Philinda, b. A .; m. - Quimby. He went to sea and there d. ; she d. 1873 (? ).
(6) Oliver Ballou, b. Mar. 6, 1789, m. Oct. 12, 1813, Elizabeth, dau. Samuel Heath. (See.) She d. Dec. 30, 1818, and he m., Nov. - , 1819, Dorothy, dau. Benjamin Kidder. (See.) Oliver res. on south road in Alexandria, where his children were b. He was a tanner and shoemaker. He d. Alexandria, May 30, 1872, ae. 83-2-24.
CHILDREN
22. Sarah H., b. June 21, 1814 ; m. Apr. 16, 1845, Samuel A. Howard.
23. Laura, b. Jan. 18, 1816 ; m. (1) Joseph Johnson ; (2) Silas Rhoades.
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24. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 21, 1818; m. Oct. 25, 1839, Alexander W. Wright.
25. Nancy, b. Mar. 25, 1822; m. Apr. II, 1842, Varus Stearns, b. Landaff, Oct. 9, 1818. They res. Passaic, N. J. Six children.
26. Jane, b. Feb. 14, 1824 ; m. William Long, Feb. 8, 1846. He d. and she m. (2) Ira Morgan. She res. Lowell, Mass.
27. Dorothy, b. Sept. 19, 1825 ; m. July 14, 1849, Sylvester B. Leonard, and res. Lowell, Mass. Two children.
*28. Oliver, b. Sept. 3, 1828.
29. Nathaniel, b. June 14, 1830; m. Mar. 24, 1855, Eda Ann, dau. Fos- ter Averill, b. Londonderry, Dec. 22, 1834. In 1876, they removed to Iowa, and res. Sanborn, Iowa. Children :
a. Edgar Nathaniel, b. Alexandria, Apr. 10, 1863; m. Mary Horner, Apr. 10, 1892 ; farmer in Sanborn, Iowa.
b. Dora Belle, b. A., Dec. 25, 1866; m. July 4, 1886, John Holmes, a banker at Archer, Iowa.
c. Frank Henry, b. A., Jan. II, 1872; a farmer at Sanborn, Iowa.
30. Benjamin Kidder, b. Mar. 14, 1832; m. Mar. 14, 1858, Lavinia Elder, and res. Anoka, Minn.
31. Achsah, b. Feb. II, 1833; m. James Bartlett, Sept. 14, 1853 ; res. Detroit, Mich.
(II) Hosea Ballou, b. Oct. 1, 1800, m. Apr. 6, 1822, Cynthia P., dau. Joseph Sanborn (See.), b. Jan. 19, 1807. He came to Bristol in 1834. He built the house next beyond the cemetery on same side of highway, and res. there ; was a specu- lator and farmer ; was one of the contractors for the construction of the Franklin and Bristol railroad. He went West April, 1855, and d. at Beaver Dam, Wis., Oct. 18, 1855, ae. 55-0-17. She d. Alexandria, Nov. 13, 1892, ae. 85-9-24.
CHILDREN
32. Ira Persons, b. Hill, Sept. 10, 1823; kept hotel for a time where is now Hotel Bristol ; went West in 1846 ; thence to Cuba, where he was a railroad contractor and builder. He m. in 1853, Ellen Compton, and d. of yellow fever at Matansas, Cuba, Sept. 5, 1860, ae. 36-II-25.
33. Mary Jane, b. H., Mar. 8, 1827 ; d. Oct. 24, 1829.
34. Sarah Jane, b. H., Nov. 28, 1829; d. Nov. 1I, 1831.
35. Charlotte Augusta, b. Alexandria, Sept. 7, 1833 ; m. July 22, 1853, George F. Preston. He was in the U. S. army, and d. at Fort Bridger, Utah, Dec. 17, 1860. She res. many years in Alexandria, till 1898 ; now in New Hampton.
36. Ellen Maria, b. Bristol, July 23, 1837 ; m. Andrew F. Burpee. (See. ) 37. Luisde Leon, b. B., Dec. 4, 1842. (See Roll of Honor.) Was a farmer in Alexandria till 1898, now New Hampton ; unm.
38. Anna Belle, b. B., Aug. 24, 1852 ; d. Oct. 14, 1854.
(12) Horace Ballou, b. Nov. 8, 1801, m. May 27, 1827, Mary Bean, dau. Caleb and Lois (Phelps) Simonds. She was b. Alexandria, Apr. 12, 1809. They came to Bristol in 1869, where he d. Feb. 6, 1891, ae. 89-3-29 ; she d. Bristol, June 30, 1894 ae. 85-2-18.
CHILDREN, all born in Alexandria
39. Caleb, b. Dec. 10, 1828; d. Sept. 4, 1832, ae. 3-9-24.
40. Horace Selden, b. June 27, 1833 ; d. Apr. 22, 1854, ae. 20-9-25.
LUCIAN A. BALLOU
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GENEALOGIES - BALLOU
41. Levi Bartlett, b. July 17, 1839; d. Mar. 2, 1841, ae. I-7-15.
*42. Lucian Augustus, b. May 4, 1844.
(13) Zara Ballou, b. Dec. 10, 1802, m. Jan. 19, 1834, Car- oline Tenney, b. Nov. 10, 1810. They were farmers in Hill, where he d. Sept. 7, 1866, ae. 63-8-27 ; she d. Alexandria, Dec. 17, .1886, ae. 76-1-7.
CHILDREN, all born in Hill
43. Warren, b. Oct. 29, 1834 ; d. unm. at Manchester, Feb. 15, 1859, ae. 24-3-16.
44. Mary Jane, b. Mar. 21, 1837 ; m. William Saltmarsh. He d. Law- rence, Mass .; she res. Waltham, Mass.
45. Persis Garland, b. Apr. 10, 1839 ; d. Jan 31, 1852, ae. 12-9-2I.
46. Silas, b. July 28, 1841 ; m. Abbie Simonds ; res. So. Alexandria.
47. James T., b. Dec 12, 1843; was a laborer in Bristol ; unm. He d. Apr. 2, 1893, of accidental gunshot wound received while hunting, ae. 49-3-14.
*48. Zara Marshall, b. Aug. 28, 1845.
49. Ada K., b. July 24, 1847 ; res. Lawrence, Mass .; unm.
50. Hiland, b. Apr. 25, 1850.
5I. Eveline, b. Nov. 8, 1852; m. Alexander Healey, and d. Waltham, Mass., leaving two children.
(14) John W. Ballou, b. Mar. 4, 1807, m. Mar. 24, 1833, Thirza, dau. of Gardner and Lavina (Wells) Evans, b. Hill, Apr. 25, 1813. He was a farmer; d. Bristol, Aug. 25, 1887, ae. 80-5-21. She d. Bristol, Apr. 3, 1895, ae. 82-0-8.
CHILDREN
*52. Hiram P., b. Alexandria, Oct. 25, 1833.
53. Frederick W., b. Jan. 21, 1835; m. Mary A. Holmes, widow of Silas, and dau. David and Lucy A. Huntoon, b. Lempster, Mass., May, 1835. He was a jeweler in Bristol, 1868-'74 ; later in Salisbury, where he d. in February, 1892, ae. 57. She d. while on a visit in Contoocook, in December, 1892, ae. 57. No children.
54. John Wesley, b. Hill, Oct. 21, 1837; m. May 12, 1860, Helen E., dau. Henry and Mary L. (Locke) Nye, b. Gaysville, Vt., May 29, 1837. He is a knitter, and inventor of knitting machinery at Bristol, Pa. Child :
a. Minnie F., b. Gonic, May 29, 1861 ; d. Aug. 1, 1863.
55. Horace Augustus, b. H., Feb. 4, 1840; m. Jan. 4, 1876, Sula A., dau. Rice and Sarah (Page) Courser, b. Webster, 1849; she d. Apr. 13, 1880, and he m. (2) Carrie J. Atwood, dau. Stephen T. and Catherine (Hutchinson) Atwood. He is a policeman in Nashua. No children.
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